Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-05
Tributes to the Nations
HOn0Fed Dead.
The Original Poem Read at
the Memorial Service
by Miss Clara z.
Wilson.
The Grafton Delivered By Jaaxs Roger
8. Greeae-An EIeqasnt Tnbase to
These who Died for the Uaion.
The PruIfa Of Their
sasrlaee.


Clara Z. Wilson:
Msseemed a vlaisn filed the night, o.
ftrgnQ nen mastering,
And two by too In solemn pride thsJ
strobe with staray swing;
stood upon the bAttisment4 and saw
them mAp the guns,
Aad fling the halysEds 10 the bTetz'
where mad mid ocean runs;
To right Of me, 10 ieft OF me, they raj
lied, man snd man,
untii meseemed. the piaios we're groves
the groves like rivers ran;
I heard toe scream Of bngies, and HE
thFobtinR Of tbs drums,
AZ che murmgF Of the flanders that
porEend tbs storm thai eoraes,
My pulses stupg and trembied. my
blood was 81 a-aFe,
To see the soas 40 stalking forth. to
battle With their sire;
'G0d keep my frat born darling" the
moehsE kneit to VFaY,
And 30 one great Grand Army was
mustered 10 that Jay.
Up springs the stalwaFt Lincoln, God
grant hia spirits near
And Is he calls the roll Of States, they
rise aud auswer, Here"
Mains shouts 10 Minnesota, Vermont
TO Oregon:
"who halls the sword 81 Banker Hill,
rise up and PCT 10 snf'
The fame has lit the FORCES, tae engines
pant and fret,
And iol upon the hillssps the signal
Area are set;
Tue shads Of Ethan Allen is up and
marching nov,
And Henry fires the forum, ana Pat
nam leaves the piow;
Who stems the tide Of battle be does
IL ct bis cost.
Who stays g hard where fresd0m leads,
be 10 forever lost,
The list OF heroes lengthsns, q sPlendoF
Qilds the scroll,
Aud 50 our great Grand Army made ap
its battle roll.
Oh! Tiers was brave maueuysr Ia sight
OF foe AID friend,
And toaa OF plane aad feather, and
marching without end;
And there were banners waving, and
there we're Songs and ohsers,
And for the patriot praises, and for the
coward leersi
And here The splendid infantry 80.
oORteFtd bright and blue,
And there the cleaning trapplnRs Of
cavalry IN view.
Aud fash OF scarlet aunneTs and riders
In the line,
With gorgeous spreading epaniets aud
sAshes red rs vine;
And 10! the long procession OF mAidens
drawing nigh.
With kisaes aud With flowers 10 say q
last Goodbye;
And To- the wives a-liflinR their babies
10 the sun,
And 90 our great Grand Army bsheld
lie work begun
turned ms to the Southland, and war
swept into vlsw,
With famine and with fever a-EidinR
one and two;
And there WAS clash and oIRm0r and
msrshaling for the fray,
And In the shock OF battle they met,
the Blue and Gray;
IT'S brother met with brother, Ills match
Of man and man,
The iousts Of peers and princes upon q
mtghtier plan;
The red, red tide OF battle Is sweeping
ON lie way,
With hsps. asd heart. and fortuns, for
ever and day,
Bot not in knightly crusade or quest Of
holy grail
Were psfer hands uplifted, did heller
VOWS prevail;
Nor cen 20 good Sir GAlAhad we're
saintlier visions sent,
Than in our great Grand Army 10 dy-
ing eyea were bent.
Play up, . hts and bu2le. play 40. son,
oToua drum
The leeions OF disunion. they tremble
rs ye come.
Play up The blue Potomac, play % along
the JAMES,
Where patriot cheers are swelling, where
rebel laughter shames.
Play up the slopes of Lsokout, play az
both loud aud fast.
For FaTragut's AZ Mobile, and dashed
unto the mast,
Play up for Appamatt0x, aud let your
taues be gay,
For underneath abe apple tree the Blue
has met the GRAY,
Up With the Flag Of Freedom. % with
she Stripes and stars;
Down With tlie rag OF treason. down
With The stars aud bars!
Play up abe M arch Tnroash Georgia, -
nighi cannot always last.
Raise ~ our great Grand Army; Goa
speed il nFss aud last
With faded coat and feather, the tain
bAttaiious come,
Aud here the dropping banner aud there
the muitlsd drum.
The CLEAN OF SPLENDID tFsppings mas
never more be told.
The scarlet aud the crimson, tho glitter
and the gold.
Within the awful pri sans lhe ragged
ranks are mute,
With never a diTGe lamentiac and nevei
Q last sslnio.
And many a brsve haltalisn goes dowr
forever mere.
Since War has supped With Fever, ant
Famine kept the door.
And lel eeyoad tie prisons, beyond %,
faded lines,
The SD and fluw professions &c adj,
'moug The Piuss,
TIE maidens aud the mothers q search
ing fer their slain.
Who with cur Grad Array NAV nsve
come again,
Uaite Year ranks, . comrades, eanssl
date htigsdss,
Gall In videiss and piskst. saspenl VOC
dashing raids
Take h0nlu year c pfGttd csunau an,
mogla them into stars
To deck the hrs sz&s * veterans return
inc tFon she vars.
egsne cut the taileT q hauneFs, lho0c,
Flddlsd thr0ash and tarauzh.
With e,haw teereinS elbow bes U sou
grand review.
Was ever seen sech mArcA3Gg. say. eom
TAdez, 'neafh tbe san,
As army mteiaue array yea inside =
WashtnEtsEg
The billtops ara sxaIgaut. the street
sith joy are SIlS.
Add ths veterans heart i thrilled wltl
teeusats Of hose Aad wite an
caild.
CAesfs meeting cheers RESPONDING max
No n sea q seaud,
That iAa3s eer great GRAD Afuay wheg
ever fagns - fanads
Play np, PLAY ~ ys baslss play ns
both hfe aEd ifau,
Bat nee "a N vars returning todSy 90
comrades eosne.
Maine sails - AsaHssess. Vssnons &